Shuffleboard bowling pin



Jan. 24, 1950 v LYNN SHUFFLEBOARD BOWLING PIN Filed Dec. 1, 1948 IIIFranz@ 12j/ym? 'orneg Patented Jan. 24, l* 1.950

Frank L. Lynn, Hempstead, Y., assignor to Shu'f-'LLBowl Corporation,Hempstead, N. Y.',"'a

` corporation of New York `Application December 1, 1948, Serial No,54,685 y 3 Claims. (01.'2'73-127) The present invention relates toimprovements in shufleboard-bowling pins, relating more particularly toa new type adapted to be used in connection with a shuiiieboard oneobject being the provision of a pin of novel and durable constructionhaving a lower center -of gravity iin the form of a missile receivingweight.

jIn this type, the shul'lleboards generally being slightly more thanwaist high, a pin must be so designed'that when struck lby .the flatdisk-shaped missile generally used on shuileboards the pins must not belifted and thrownfrom the board, but must be slid and toppled to securethe desired results. Therefore, the present -pin isso constructed thatthe center of gravity is at Atlre lowest possible point, in a fixedposition, that is adjacent to'and encircling the lower end 'of rthe pin,and is here in the form of a metal weight in the form of a ring pressntted upon a reduced, integral with the pin, cylindrical projection orshank, the external wall of the ring being provided adjacent the pinbo-dy and to a point slightly above its lower edge with a straight wall,to receive the missile thereagainst, the extreme lower edge of the ringbeing curved to provide a surface that will permit the pin to topplewhen struck.

inasmuch as the puck or missile used with shuffleboards is theprojectile that must be used instead of a ball, the metal weight issufficiently high so as to receive impact from the puck when propelledmanually, and as this ring at its upper portion is cylindrical and istherefore below the bulge of the pin and is of lesser diameter than theadjacent portion of the bulge, there is substantially no tendency tolift the pin above the surface of the shulileboard, while on the otherhand the tendency is to slide the pin and cause it to topple over. Thiswould not be the case if a ball were used, and the pin was struck at thebulge, and also as the weight is such at the base of the pin as to lowerthe pins center of gravity, the desired sliding and toppling actions areassured.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood and its manyadvantages appreciated, attention is invited to the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing themissile receiving and l weight forming ring in place;

Figure 2 is a cross section through the ring and lower end of the pin;and

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the pin. Referring to the drawings,the numeral I designates a wooden pin, of general contour, theE integralcylindrical 'weighted support or shank 2 being rprovided upon its baseend.

A metal ring 3, is press tted upon the weighted` support or shank 2,with its lower surface 4 below the end of the support or shank 2, toprovide la4 circular recess 5, the purpose of which will 'presjV entlyappear.I

The h 'eight of the metal ring `3., or the surface; or face that isnormally Aperpendicular 'to 'the surface of the shuiileboard when vthepin is playing position,'is approximately `one-sixth o'fu the height ofthe pin. This proportion 'has Vbeen;`

found most 'essential in va pin of this type.

VTo insure the proper `fired connection of weight ringin place, adiametrically disposed pin" 6, is passed'throug'h the' ring at 'bothsides and through the support or shank 2, the exterior ends of the samebeing flush with the straight wall 1 of the ring at dametricallyopposite sides.

The straight wall 'i of the ring extends from its junction with the bodyof the pin, to a point short of the lower curved edge 8, so that aproper base is provided to permit the pin when struck by a disk missileagainst its straight wall 1, to be slid along or toppled over upon theshufeboard.

To provide a proper base or surface contacting means for the pin, acircular disk 9 of a material that will not scratch the surface of theshuffleboard and which also acts as a sound deadening wearing surface,is adhesively tted into the circular recess 5, so that the lower surfaceI0 of the disk is slightly below the lower end of the metal ring 3. Thislower surface of the disk l0 also acts to offer a slight frictionalresistance due to its contact with the surface of the shuiiieboard, sothat when the puck strikes the straight wall portion at the base, thepin has a greater tendency to topple, and particularly when the rim atthe base is rounded as illustrated.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, itis evident that there ls provided a novel form of bowling pin especiallydesigned for use with a shuliieboard and the disk like missile or puckused with such boards, and that by making the ring 3 and positioning itupon the pin as shown, that first the center of gravity of the pin islowered, a straight wall missile or puck receiving surface is provided,which when attacked by a sliding missile or puck will not be lifted andknocked off the board, but will be slid upon the board and toppled over,so that it will remain on the board at all times.

From the foregoing description, it is evident rif that there has beenhere provided a shuilieboard bowling pin, in which the normal puck orweighted disk projectile used in playing shuffleboard, can be used in apractical manner to convert the shuflieboard into a miniature bowlingpin game; and that the disadvantages of normal miniature bowling pins,requiring a ball projectile with its tendency to knock the pins off ofthe table, are eliminated. Also by having the cylindrical portion of thepin at its base slightly longer than the height of the puck, the bulgedportion of the pin is never struck, and the pin is assured a straightsliding and toppling movement when struck by a puck. The metal ring alsoprovides the weight desirable to lower the center of gravity ci' thepin-this being absolutely necessary in this I type of game-while thering also adds life to the pin, as the wear at the base in a wooden pinis suiiicient to splinter the same, caused by the continual strikingthereat by a puck in motion.

This application is a continuation-impart of the application led August28, 1947, Serial No. 771,130, and now abandoned.

What is claimed, is:

' 1. A shuiileboard bowling pin, including a main n body having anintegral concentric reduced cylindrical base end, a metal ring pressfitted on said reduced end and provided with a straight puck receivingwall adjacent' to the body of the pin and exposed flat face exteriorlyof the lower edge of the ring.

. 2. A pin as claimed in claim 1, wherein the provide a circular recessat the base of the pin within the ring, said ring having a puckreceiving exterior surface, and a disk of a softer material than thebodyv and ring fitted in the recess formed below the shank and withinthe extended portion of the ring and having its exposed surface beyondthe exposed end of the ring, the outer face of the exposed surface ofthe disk being iiat to form a shuiiieboard contacting surface for thepin.

` FRANK L. LYNN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:-

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,018,082 Cooper et al Feb. 20,1912 1,516,154 Lemieux et al Nov. 18, 1924 1,580,688 Sheldon Apr. 13,1926 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 1,414 Great Britain 1908139,023 Great Britain Feb. 26, 1920 n 150,938 Great Britain Sept. 16,1920

